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Historical Stats: First Place Finishes

by Paul Semendinger

July 11, 2024

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I thought it might be interesting to do a quick look at the Yankees' success, in ten and five year increments and seeing how often the team was the best team in the league or division at the end of the season.


This is a study, simply, of first place finishes.


This does not count playoffs and such, it's simply a tally of first place finishes.


By Decades (10 years):


1903-1909 (yes this only 7 years.) - 0 First Place Finishes


1910-1919 - 0 First Place Finishes


1920-1929 - 6 First Place Finishes


1930-1939 - 5 First Place Finishes


1940-1949 - 5 First Place Finishes


1950-1959 - 8 First Place Finishes


1960-1969 - 5 First Place Finishes


1970-1979 - 3 First Place Finishes


1980-1989 - 1 First Place Finish (but with the strike, the Yankees had a first half first place finish in 1981)


1990-1999 - 4 First Place Finishes


2000-2009 - 8 First Place Finishes


2010-2019 - 3 First Place Finishes


2020-2023 - 1 First Place Finish (4 seasons)


By 5 Year Increments


1903-1905 - 0 First Place Finishes (3 seasons)


1906-1910 - 0 First Place Finishes


1911-1915 - 0 First Place Finishes


1916-1920 - 0 First Place Finishes


1921-1925 - 3 First Place Finishes


1926-1930 - 3 First Place Finishes


1931-1935 - 1 First Place Finish


1936-1940 - 4 First Place Finishes


1941-1945 - 3 First Place Finishes


1946-1950 - 3 First Place Finishes


1951-1955 - 4 First Place Finishes


1956-1960 - 4 First Place Finishes


1961-1965 - 4 First Place Finishes


1966-1970 - 0 First Place Finishes


1971-1975 - 0 First Place Finishes


1976-1980 - 4 First Place Finishes


1981-1985 - 0 First Place Finishes (but with the strike, the Yankees had a first half first place finish in 1981)


1986-1990 - 0 First Place Finishes


1991-1995 - 1 First Place Finish


1996-2000 - 4 First Place Finishes


2001-2005 - 5 First Place Finishes


2006-2010 - 2 First Place Finishes


2011-2015 - 2 First Place Finishes


2016-2020 - 1 First Place Finish


2021-2023 - 1 First Place Finish



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ROBROSERNY
11 jul

The only times the Yankees have exhibited sustained success in the Steinbrenner Era has been the two times the old man was suspended. The fact that collective bargaining entered the scene around the same time Big Stein did makes direct comparisons to previous ownership eras impossible, but nevertheless...there it is. #FreeTheYankees #FireHal

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fuster
11 jul
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fuster
11 jul

good compilation


might be informative to include a note concerning the introduction of the playoff format, the time when participation in the post-season no longer required a first-place finish.


it's possible that the change for post-season participation had a significant effect.

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Jeff Korell
Jeff Korell
11 jul
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To me, a World Championship is a LOT more meaningful if my team won the World Series AND finished in first place. Winning a World Series after entering the post season as a second or third place Wild Card, to me, doesn't make my team the best team in baseball. It makes my team, the team who got hot at the right time, while better teams got cold at the wrong time. The best team in baseball is not the team who won the World Series. The best team in baseball is the one who finished with the best record in baseball after playing a full 162 game schedule and experiencing all the winning streaks and the losing streaks…

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